rentar says: July 6, 2015 at 5:51 am I saved my files in my flash drive, unfortunately my flash drive has been corrupted. Fortunately I have them all backed up, but its a chore to recover them all. If the Update Values dialog box appears, select the corrupted workbook, and click OK. now my excel file can not open and it has a message as Excel cannot open the file 'A.xlsx' because the file format or file extension is not valid. have a peek here

Excel Unable To Open File Error

Reply Karthik says: February 14, 2013 at 6:15 pm Spot on! Regards - SK Reply B says: December 19, 2012 at 10:41 pm Thank you so much!!! IT WORKED FOR ME. asap Amit Pandey April 7, 2016 03:59 am Hi Ajay, Have you tried all three methods mentioned in the article?

On the File tab, click Open.

Reply stephanie says: November 7, 2015 at 11:47 pm Worked for Excel 2016.

Reply Jdoss says: December 18, 2012 at 3:29 pm Works!!

The error message was: Original file size: 26 KB Total no. Verify that the file has not been corrupted and that the file extension matches the format of the file."However, this error message is not limited to the Excel files that a Click Protected View.6. Unable To Open Excel File From Outlook Great tip!

Pick Protected view. Any changes that may have caused the workbook to become corrupted have been discarded. Connie Kriebel July 15, 2012 Facebook Twitter Pinterest Stumbleupon Whatsapp Email Suddenly I cannot open Excel files by double (left) clicking on files on the desktop or in email. I believe it https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/207574 To recover data when the workbook is open in Excel, do one of the following: Revert the workbook to the last saved version If you are editing a worksheet and the

Save the workbook in SYLK (Symbolic Link) format By saving the workbook in SYLK format, you may be able to filter out the corrupted elements. Unable To Open Excel File From Internet Explorer You just saved me from a heart-attack due to frustration. Actually you can! Reply Bill says: April 5, 2013 at 12:48 pm Thank you!

The user can use the file previously but Amit Pandey May 6, 2016 10:56 am Hi Aficio, Above error message indicates that there is a issue in Excel file or the Unable To Open Excel File In Office 2010 Deselect Enable Protected View for files originating from the internet. 7. I was trying to fix this issue since 3 weeks and today it got fixed after following this steps i am really happy to say that its fixed....

For more information on saving and recovering earlier versions of a workbook, as well as information on recovering new workbooks (that you had not previously saved), see Use the Document Recovery

Click Export Details.3. ALL RESEARCH IS UPTO DATE. Yes No Category: Excel Repair Last updated on February 23, 2016 with 227770 views 30 User Comments SUMON April 9, 2014 11:50 am Thanks john February 5, 2015 10:28 am Change this contact form Reply uvananta says: February 15, 2015 at 2:58 am Yes It worked Thanks Reply marwa says: February 17, 2015 at 10:29 am Did not work for me "The file is corrupt

Reply Arup Bhowmik says: February 10, 2015 at 8:52 am my all xlsx file automatically rename to .XLSX.unpanvf and could not open Reply Alexander says: February 12, 2015 at 4:43 pm Turns out the file was opening OK, but it was hidden from view. Please provide the above details so that we can reply you suitable answer. Without corrupt file, it is very hard to say anything because your file is severely corrupted.

Thanks!!! IT WORKED FOR ME. and this solution is not for such files... Select the Always create backup check box.

it worked!!.......thank u so much :) :) Reply Terry Wang says: February 19, 2013 at 4:02 am Thank you! Reply Ananth says: March 30, 2013 at 7:42 am Thanks a lot... Thanks Reply November_rain says: February 1, 2013 at 6:53 am VERY THANK. For more information on recovering earlier versions of a workbook, see Automatically save and recover Office files.